Steelers Icon Terry Bradshaw Is Slowing Down To Enjoy Life As Bidding Ends On His Beautiful $22.5 Million Oklahoma Ranch

The Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw had a rough year in 2022. He came under constant fire in his job as a Fox Sports analyst on Sundays for every error. There was genuine concern for his health which forced him to publicly admit he was battling cancer and he was coming to grips with father time. At age 74 years old he was bound to slow down a little.

Bradshaw has struggled with mental health for decades, but he hides it very well. Few personalities over the last 50 years have inspired consistent goodwill as he has. The legendary signal caller's down-home appeal is not for everyone, but for every critic, there are a dozen fans to drown them out. Bradshaw’s colleagues from the NFL and the broadcast business genuinely embrace him. It is what made the struggles of the past year so personal for those of us who grew up watching him on Sunday.

The former Steelers signal-caller has had a very successful retirement. He has a stable of championship-caliber quarter horses, a successful reality television show The Bradshaw Bunch and vast real estate holdings. Last year when he decided to officially slow down a little while he was sick, he listed his ranch in Love County, OK for $22.5 million. The ranch is near the Winstar Casino in a growing area of Oklahoma just north of Dallas, TX. It is not the first time the property has been listed by the Bradshaw family.

Bradshaw has moved his family and his quarter-horse business to a smaller ranch located in Texas. He has spent the NFL offseason presumably celebrating a return to some normalcy after being pronounced cancer free in October. The Bradshaw’s almost sold the 744-acre ranch last year, but the bid fell through and it returned to the market. A deal may be close at hand as reported by Steve Brown from the Dallas Morning News on April 11.

“We are doing a final sale call for offers,” Bernard Uechtritz who is the real estate broker for the transaction told Brown. “He built this place from the ground up and what is happening around here is huge.”

The sale was not prompted by Bradshaw’s health as the ranch has been on and off the market for five years, but the urgency to make a deal may have been affected by his cancer diagnosis. The ranch was featured prominently in The Bradshaw Bunch and parting with the property is not ideal for the Hall of Famer and his wife.

“My wife Tammy and I are both sad to leave this great big ranch and our wonderful home,” Bradshaw told the Dallas Morning News last year. “However, it is time that we slowed down a little, freeing us up to travel more as well as enjoy new grandchildren, family and other interests.”

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Bradshaw has stated repeatedly that he has no plans to leave Fox and the NFL Sunday program he has been a staple of for decades. He still enjoys the challenge of performing every week. The 2023 offseason came just in time for him to rejuvenate his health and prepare for what will hopefully be a renaissance season as a broadcaster.

The Steelers have not announced any plans for honoring Bradshaw or some of his iconic teammates from the 1970s who are starting to celebrate golden anniversaries for some of the biggest moments in franchise history. The Steelers have only retired three numbers in their history, Ernie Stautner, Joe Greene and sadly Franco Harris who passed just before he was honored.

The Steelers can’t retire every number but Bradshaw, Mel Blount and a pair of Jacks probably deserve the recognition while we can still stand and cheer them.

What do you think Steeler Nation? Are you rooting for a great year on Fox for Bradshaw and wishing him well with selling his home? Please comment below or on my Twitter @thebubbasq.  

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